TRANSplants — Issue 1: Seattle — edited by Aster Olsen
TRANSplants is a collaborative zine, edited and wrangled by Aster Olsen of “How to be A Trans Scientist” fame. A self described zine about the intersection of place with transness, broadly defined. Four stories interspersed with Art from @madgzzzz, Lorrin B., and Camille Beasley.
@reimuracing tells a story of migration that will be familiar to anyone who’s ever longed to be elsewhere before circumstances allowed her to leave. Maxine West (https://x.com/xyzappyxy) reveals the secret history of Capitol Hill. aridrennen spins a tale of an alternate future where it looks like you’re predicting the future. Editor @asterviridae writes a story of the quiet paint and beauty of a quiet life.
I’m going to be in the tank for any zine about the PNW written by four transes, but beyond that Aster pulls together four distinct voices that, while all trans, explore a different set of cracks and crevices than you might expect. Worth grabbing in print or PDF, and it sounds like submissions are open for issue #2.